Reversible strut for brake-beams.



P. B; HARRISON. REVERSIBLE STRUT FOR BRAKE BEAMS.

APPLICATION FILED N0 V.16, 1911. I

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

2 SEBBTSSHEET 1.

wli'rvsse'eswwmton P. B. HARRISON. REVERSIBLE STRUT FOR BRAKE BEAMS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Mmcss a mvuvroe v 4 PHILIP a. HfiRRlON J Br Patented Sept. 10,1912

*UNHED STA' F T J F 1 11113119 E. HARRISON, F CHICAGQVILZINOJIZS, iissiono'a'ro oHIoAGo RAILWAY immi- IYEENT compan or. CEIlCAG-Q, ILLINOIS, AooiiroRA'rIon Orr-minor REVERsIBLE'sTB T son BRAKE-BEAMS."

Specification of Let at nt Patented Sept. 10, 191

Lfi 'nii ii a 7 Application filed Noven her i, 1911. Serielxli'o. 660L741. i

' .Y '0 all whom it may concern: the 1naiulfactui'erseeonoininingin t ln ina1n1- I Be it known that I, PHILIP- lil-lixiniisou facture of these struts by the use ofasingle;

a citizen of the United States, residing, at pattern .where two patterns haveheretofore. Chicago, county of Cook, and State of lllibeen re'quired.foriright' and left .l1and:0n'e 'nois, have invented a. certain new and use piecest ruts. I 1, -65- t'ul Improvement in Reversible Struts for In the; drawings": 1"indicates tl1e 'coni- BrakeBeam's, of which the following is a pression member shown here as U-sliaped in full, clean .and exact descriptimi, such-as cross section, although it isobvious that will enable others skilled in the 'art to which compression 'members ofdi'fi'erent crossfseeit appertainsito make and. use the same, tional contour may be employed; 2 is the 65 reference being had to the accompanying tension member here sho'wnas a round rod, drawings, forming part of this specification, although it isfohviousthat other forms of in which" n tension members mi l. be employed; 3 is the.

Figure, l is a plan view-ofa brake beam strut said strut being shown as having twoshowing my improved strut in position pin holes. A, butitis'obvious that if desirerl'70 thereon for use in connection with a right si l f i h l maybe empl'oved at the hnnd brake lever. Fig; 2 is a similar View center ofthe strut. '1 showing my improved strut lever in posi B is the} slot through which the :brake" lion to he used in connectionrwith' a left" le s s] Thi l t. f rably doesfn'ot, handbrake lever. 3 is 21. extgnd th'rcnjgholitif-he length of the jy1in 75 elevationul 'VlGW J of my improved j strut 'drical 'portion'of the strut,. but terminates partly in section. Fig. 4 is a plan VlCW of 'shortz'of the ends thereof; sons to provide a the left hand portion of the strut shown in solid'cylindrical end portion!integral with Fig. 33. .l ig. 5 isasectional View through th t ut, d -v h d Th t t. 'hd the end of the strut. Fig/6 is aview il1us ll (j may b rovided with opening'sjas tintingthe method or manner of mounting shown, in Fig. 5; for convenience in an h the beam in connection with a third suspening thecores, or said ends mavhbe solid, as sion.

. desired. This imrentionrelat es to a new and useful 1) indicates a tongue formed by c'ir'cu'lm" 30 improvement 1n reversible struts especially ierentially splitting 1 th d n s idfi l znlapted for use in COIlIleQtl'OliWlt-h' brake t Y Y tonguebeing' enlarged at its-free end jand beams, the ob ect being to constructn strut provlcld 'witlnga openingv for. the wedge whose ends are'substantially nlike and pro- .vidcd with seats for the compression and tension beam members respectively, whereby the strut 1s interchangeable end for end end may-be used for either a right or left hand brake lever for'inside mid outside hunglnnkes. r

ll v invention alsoconteniplates means for like ly securing the-strut upon the compression'member, Which-means is practically duplicated zit-each end of the strut-. and incidentally to this securingmeans I also provide each end of-the strut with a rubbing surface or projection which may be -employed an element of thethird. suspension on support such as disclosed in the key- 4,v This tongue fits between two wall portions E'which 'are also formed with;

openings to receive the wedge key, butfeo which openings normally are out of aline'-.

ment wit-lithe opening inthe tongueDso that-when the wedge- 1s driven home-the tongue D-will be drawn nwardly against the compression. member toclampsame ilb firmly to its seat. I w v v F indicates a-rublung surface connected by webs to the. wall portions E and forming.

members to coiiperate with 'tlieithird suspension spring which is secured to. a por-. -tion 6 of the truck frame," as shown in .Fig.6. 3 i' G is a seat. tor the. tension member which sent. iswidened near the end wall of the Kiesel Patent No. 997,922, clatedJuly 11th, 1911.

By the use of'my invention it is possible for the makers of brake beams and their customers, such railroads who wish to carry repair parts in their repair shops, to dispense with right a. l left hand struts,

strut as shown in Fig. 3, so that when thelos' legs of the compression member are seated on each side thereof, they will be wedged inflposition, and in this way assist in holding the strut on the compression member.

In placing the strut in position on the no compression member, the tongue" D is sprung out sutlic ently far toenable the easy introduction of the compression member. into shaped seats,

the space provided therefor in the end of the strut, and with the strut in its int nded position the workman preferably, by blows of a hammer, drives't-he legs or flanges of the compression inei ber into the wedgeand at the same-time forces the tongue D down into position, so that the key a may be passed through the opening therein and 111 the walls" E. Bydriving the wedgekey through these openings, the,

. 3, while its companion atthe diagonally op' thestrut is located under tongue D and the wall connected member clamping the same in its scat. The third suspension member F 1s located above the compression member aS shown 1n Fig.

posite corner of the tension member, so that the latter may co6perate with the third, suspension spring retraction; In'this form of my invention,.

5, as shown in -Fig. 5. Preferably, the small end of the wedge hey i is bent by the blow of a hammer, so as to preven'tits accidental "is located above the compresthe wedge he so' that the length, of the strut sion member,

7 beyond the compression member is notinthe compression member. in positlom-and Q sitionQ :5

- for the compressionmember,

' toclamp tlontherein.

creased.

'llhe two pin-holes showp inthe drawings are e niployedfto maintain the proper loca: tion of the lever pin relative was face of tht shoe when the strut is used or either arigla; or left hand brake leverk f By this arrangement, when the strut is reversed, any

wear in, the pin holes 'will be compensated What'jI-claim is: .j e 1. A st rt having walls which iemb race and clamp the "same aremovable edge key 'for holding the-said walls in their clamped 'p.o

fer'entiallyand transversely so as to provide over-lapping portions and forming a seat v i said wall completely embracing said compression member and'means for drawin the divided. overlappingport-ions of sai wail together so as the Compression member in posi- 3. A strut having aisplit wall forming a seat for the compression member, "one pore tionof said wall having a perforated tongue and the other-portion of said wall having alining per' forations iandi a Wedge key" operating in said perforations;

therewith, 'are drawn tightly over the compression plurality 01' pin A strut" a, wall; divided circunr- .and tension membersat each end thereof,

walls embracing the compression, member I said walls having overlapping portions-providedwith registering openings andheys fitting in said openings for clamping the Qompressionmember to its seat. 1 C

6. A strut having a seat in its end for a compression anember, walls embracing said seat, saldwalls being divided at one side of :the compressionniember so as to permit. oi independent movement thereof and havlng'.

registering: openings in combination with a wedge keyfitting in said openings for draw- .ingsaidwalls together to clamp the compression member to. itsseat.

7. A' reversible strut having seats for compression and tension members at each end thereof, the seats'for thetension memberlhaving" openings therethr'ough for the passage of'cqre anchors.

8; A reversible strut compression andQt'ension members at each end thereof,"walls for embracing the corn pression member, said walls being split so having seats for i as to form overlapping tongues having reg-- is teri ng openings and projections for co- -operating with a-third"'suspensi0n member carried by one 'of said walls opposite cornersbf the strut.

93A ,one'piece reversible strut havinga openings vvhereby when the the relation of the operative the brake heads is mainat diagonally strutisreversed pin opening to tai-ned. v v 10: Alone-piece reversible strutjfhaving a plurality pin openingsnw'hereby when the strut 1S reversed a new pin opening is presented'in proper operative relation to th brake heads. M v

11. A one piece reversible strut having'a plurality-of pin openings one pair of which only is in service, whereby when. the strut is reversed another pair of pin openings is positioned in operative relation to the brake In testimony whereo'fl hereunto aiiix my signature in the-presence of, two witnesses,

this thirteenth day of. November,1911.

' PHILIP B. HARRISOLL Eow, TrVVa -mnn F. HUN'roon; 

